Ava Gardner: Love Is Nothing

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Anyone who has an interest, passing
or otherwise, in Ava Gardner or the Hollywood years between 1940 and 1970
will find this biography of her a pure delight. Server has done terrifically
detailed research into her life and work. The result is, for this reviewer,
a wonderful experience reading about one of the true "goddesses" of the
screen. Recurring comments from various co-workers, friends and other
observers of Gardner's life are the same: she was truly one of the most
gorgeous women of all time. Her life in Hollywood was filled with true glitz
and glamour and it is a fascinating look at that industry in its heyday.
However, Server writes a balanced book as he details Gardner's wild
exploits, many with unflattering actions of her part, through explosive
romances. Very interesting parts of the book show how movies were made in
those years under the firm control of the major studios. The great figures
of those Hollywood years are a part of the story - Clark Gable, Howard
Hughes, Bette Davis are just a few Server includes in the story. Even though
Gardner had a dark, tormented side to her personality, so many spoke of her
so fondly and with great admiration. This is highly recommended.
-Roy

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